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Bogotá, August 19, 2014--Venezuelan authorities should immediately reverse the suspension of a critical radio program that has been off the air since Friday, the Committee to Protect Journalists said today.

New
York, February 20, 2014--The Committee to Protect Journalists condemns the wave
of violence against and harassment and detentions of journalists covering
protests in Venezuela in recent days and calls on authorities to ensure the
press can work safely. The violations come amid nationwide protests that have
left at least six
dead and hundreds injured. The demonstrations began on February 12 by university
students protesting the government of President Nicolás Maduro.

Bogotá, February 13, 2014--Venezuelan authorities took
a Colombian news station off the air on Wednesday after the station aired
coverage of anti-government protests that have left three people dead and dozens injured, according to the station and news
reports.

The Chávez administration has used an array of legislation,
threats, and regulatory measures to gradually break down Venezuela’s
independent press while building up a state media empire—a complete reversal of
the previous landscape. One result: Vital issues are going uncovered in an
election year. A CPJ special report by Monica
Campbell

Many state media in Latin American are used for
political propaganda, but the Venezuelan government has built an unprecedented
media empire that it uses to attack critics and independent journalists and
obscure issues like crime and inflation. By
Carlos Lauría

The mysterious
group N33 has targeted the online accounts of journalists critical of the Chávez
administration. The victims are subject to fake messages, insults, and
intimidating threats. By John Otis

New York, March 26, 2012--The decision by a Venezuelan
court to forbid the press from reporting on issues of water contamination
without using a government-approved report is a clear attempt by authorities to
censor critical information, the Committee to Protect Journalists said today.